Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 29

Devanagari script

शिवभक्तिसमायुक्ता नान्यकार्येषु लालसा । वाग्यताः सुश्रवोऽव्यग्राः श्रोतारः पुण्यभागिनः

Transliteration

śivabhaktisamāyuktā nānyakāryeṣu lālasā | vāgyatāḥ suśravo'vyagrāḥ śrotāraḥ puṇyabhāginaḥ

Translation

Listeners endowed with devotion to Śiva, not eager for other affairs, restrained in speech, keen in hearing, and undistracted—such listeners are truly sharers in merit.

Word by Word

• शिवभक्तिसमायुक्ताः: endowed with devotion to Śiva
• शिवभक्तिसमायुक्ताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + सम्-आ-युक्त (कृदन्त; √युज् ‘to join’)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying श्रोतारः)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध (negation particle)

• अन्यकार्येषु: in other activities
• अन्यकार्येषु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक) + कार्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), बहुवचन; अधिकरण

• लालसाः: eager/greedy (for them)
• लालसाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लालसा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying श्रोतारः)

• वाग्यताः: restrained in speech
• वाग्यताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वाक् (प्रातिपदिक) + यत (कृदन्त; √यम् ‘to restrain’)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• सुश्रवः: good-hearing/attentive listeners
• सुश्रवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु (प्रातिपदिक) + श्रवस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• अव्यग्राः: undistracted
• अव्यग्राः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ- (नञ्) + व्यग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• श्रोतारः: listeners
• श्रोतारः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रोतृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; कर्ता

• पुण्यभागिनः: partakers of merit
• पुण्यभागिनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक) + भागिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषण

Speaker

Narratorial Purāṇic voice (context not explicit in the snippet)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A circle of listeners seated with folded hands, eyes fixed on the speaker; their mouths closed in disciplined silence; a subtle Śiva-liṅga or Śiva banner indicating Śiva-bhakti.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The listener’s inner posture—Śiva-bhakti, focus, and restraint—determines the kathā’s spiritual fruit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific site is named; the emphasis is on the devotional qualification of the audience.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A behavioral discipline for listeners: remain quiet, attentive, and undistracted, grounded in devotion to Śiva.